flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 13673 flight time type : 800

ASRS Report

182927

Person 2

Affiliation

company : air carrier

Function

flight crew : captain oversight : pic

Qualification

pilot : atp

Events

Anomaly

altitude deviation : overshoot non adherence : clearance

Independent Detector

other flight crewa

Resolutory Action

flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course

Consequence

Other

Supplementary

Primary Problem

Flight Crew Human Performance

Air Traffic Incident

Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Step-down descent from FL350 to fl to FL240 to 14000 to 9000' MSL. PF went through 9000' MSL to 8000' and immediately returned to 9000'. Conflict exists as to subsequent clearance to 8000' was given. ATC immediately gave clearance to descend to 4000'. 9000' altitude was set in the altitude alert. Alert was not noticed or failed to sound.

Narrative: STEP-DOWN DSNT FROM FL350 TO FL TO FL240 TO 14000 TO 9000' MSL. PF WENT THROUGH 9000' MSL TO 8000' AND IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO 9000'. CONFLICT EXISTS AS TO SUBSEQUENT CLRNC TO 8000' WAS GIVEN. ATC IMMEDIATELY GAVE CLRNC TO DSND TO 4000'. 9000' ALT WAS SET IN THE ALT ALERT. ALERT WAS NOT NOTICED OR FAILED TO SOUND.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.